Aldi to raise wages to a minimum of £8.40 an hour
Discount retailer Aldi announced that it is going to be paying its employees in the UK more than the compulsory "national living wage” which...
Caledonia Investments acquires 130 bingo clubs in the UK for £240m
Caledonia Investments Plc is set to become one of Britain’s largest bingo club operators.
The investment trust agreed to acquire a chain of bingo halls...
Gender gap legislation will include bonuses paid, UK
Proposed legislation aimed at reducing the gender gap in pay will require that larger employers report how much they paid to men and women...
For e-commerce, act local and think global
Taking your e-commerce business to the global marketplace is not just a matter of translating the text on product details into your target countries’...
Internet TV means more choice, not hours watching television
Internet TV does not increase how long an individual spends watching television, but the experiences is more pleasurable than traditional broadcast TV, researchers from...
UK companies must provide information on bonuses in pay-gap details
Large companies in the UK will have to report details about the bonuses given to men and women. The new measure is the latest move...
Investment in Dundee waterfront project reached £600 million
Investment in Dundee’s waterfront redevelopment project has reached £600 million.
Its latest round of funding will be used to develop the V&A design museum, a...
Droughts and floods in California will be more severe and frequent
Droughts and floods in California will at least double in frequency and become more severe by the end of this century, due mainly to...
Farmers must publicize EU funding with billboards
Farmers and landowners who received funding will have to put up billboards, posters or plaques publicizing the fact, after a new ruling imposed by...
Making solar panels and semiconductor devices more cheaply
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way of making solar panels and semiconductor devices less costly and...